Snippet Pixie is a small tool that expands text snippets.
Save your often used text snippets and then expand them whenever you type their abbreviation.
For example:- “spr`” expands to “Snippet Pixie rules!”
Key Features
- Supports placeholders:-
- Date/Time: Insert the current or calculated date/time with configurable format.
- Clipboard: Insert the text contents of the clipboard.
- Snippets: Insert snippets in your snippets!
- Cursor: Set where the cursor should end up after the snippet has expanded.
Website: www.snippetpixie.com
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Byte Pixie Limited
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Snippet Pixie is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| Texpander | Bash script that uses xclip, xdotool, and zenity to expand abbreviations |
| Snippet Pixie | Save often used text snippets and expand them. The tool is written in Vala |
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